State of New York: Messages from the Governors, Volume 2

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J. B. Lyon Company, state printers, 1909 - New York (State)

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Contents

Eastern boundary question 105 devastation of frontiers troops
109
Legislature meets at Albany 114 defense of frontier 115 various
120
county veto suspending certain statutes 128 veto supplying pro
131
Congress to meet annually 146 financial legislation frontier conditions
147
habitants of Vermont renew their allegiance to New York 166
166
courts 170 veto tax bill 172 veto staying suits against public
180
Conduct of the war birth of a dauphin of France 182 promotion
186
1784 January195
195
debts due persons within enemys lines 204 proclamation of Con
208
York tax bill 211 veto tax bill for certain counties veto settle
215
New York tradesmen and mechanics 228 veto indemnification
237
1786 January251
251
1787 January
263
Annual meeting day of Legislature 263 Congress makes requisition
275
Legislature meets at Poughkeepsie 281 public debt Massachusetts
282
1788 December
289
1789 July301
301
1791 January311
311
1792 January319
319
Presidential electors appointed 323 election of representatives in Con
331
European war 332 333 defense of New York city 333 British troops
338
Legislature meets at Poughkeepsie 348 preparing for defense of State
356
State aid to nation 359 fortifying islands in New York harbor
359
alien poor canals 365 Virginia resolutions to amend Constitution
367
1796 November
379
highways inspection laws 385 suit against State for lands claimed
385
Presidents authority over State militia 398 civil death 398 399 assist
400
Troy and Lansingburgh 402 veto amending Militia Law 403 State
406
1798 August
420
Reply of President Adams to Legislatures address 425 446 qualifica
427
State suits 431 attorney for Indians 432 433 purchase of Cayuga
435
1800 January448
448
457 Watervliet arsenal 458 Treasury Act amended 459 veto
457
Presidential election 464 local taxes and expenses 464 465 General
465
Inspection of flour and meal 470 471 method of choosing presidential
471
Attack on frigate Chesapeake 616 foreign relations 616 617 pre
619
ing chancery procedure
631
Company veto Donnelly stage coach franchise 638 horse artillery
639
Purchase of Oneida Indian lands 644 645 651 veto New Utrecht
651
European War 655 American commerce threatened 657 encouraging
658
Foreign relations revocation of French decrees 672 increase of home
674
Foreign relations 690 preparing for war 691 revision of statutes
702
poses veto Schultz relief bill 714 day of fasting humiliation
729
1812 November 735
735
War with Great Britain 735 military preparations 736 American
742
lands transcribing minutes of Court of Chancery 751 proposed sale
768
1814 January
784
1814 September Extraordinary Session800
800
1815 January824
824
Treaty of peace ratified day appointed for thanksgiving prayer
849
869 proposed new arsenal at Albany 870 871 veto incorporating
869
Prevailing peace 873 Northrop case 874 employment of prisoners
875
Abolition of slavery 880 881 election of representatives and presi
883
JOHN TAYLER LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR 887896
887
Special election ordered De Witt Clinton chosen Governor and John
894
DE WITT CLINTON GOVERNOR 8971127
897
Agriculture 897 depression of manufactures 899 internal communi
919
Indians 931 reports on erection of first capitol 934937
941
the United States 924929 church for Oneida Indians 930 951
946
1819 January
960
Time of annual meeting of Legislature 960 general condition of public
968
1820 January1003
1003
Financial embarrassments 1003 1004 agricultural 1005 commercial
1012
1820 November 1038
1038
1821 January1060
1060
Federal interference in local elections 1060 lease of Albany arsenal
1080
1822 January1087
1087
New Constitution 1087 agriculture 1089 commercial interests 1099
1099
tice 1104 New Jersey boundary 1105 State claims against United
1115
diction of crimes on Indian lands 1119 1120 bibles for convicts
1123

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